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NOVEMBER 22, 2020

In recent years, our logistics innovation team has been working in depth on the digitalization and automatization of production logistics and has developed some unique solutions. the member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production. —Milan Nedeljkovi?, Our perspective is changing now.

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APRIL 11, 2010

Shandong Electric Power corporation is building a 23-million yuan (US$3.37 The station, part of a program to promote the development of new-energy vehicles, is to be completed next month. The province has more than 30 electric car producers, and is aiming at an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles by 2015.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

Neste Oil will build a pilot plant to produce waste-based microbial oil at its Porvoo refinery. The technology enables the production of microbial oil with the help of fungi using waste and residues as a source of energy and carbon. Commercial production of microbial oil is likely to be possible by 2015 at the earliest.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) confirmed European production for a production version of the C-HR concept crossover ( earlier post ). The production destination for the vehicles will be greater Europe and regions outside Europe. Total production capacity for TMMT will increase from 150 to 280 thousand vehicles per year.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

Daimler and The Linde Group are partnering with oil and gas companies TOTAL, OMV, Avia and Hoyer this year to build 20 new hydrogen fueling stations in Germany, with 13 to be completed by the end of 2015. So now is the time to build a nationwide fueling infrastructure. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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JUNE 10, 2016

an auto parts affiliate of Beijing Automotive Industry Group Co., BAIC Group), to build its fourth Chinese automotive battery manufacturing plant. In the China market there is strong demand for auto part technologies that can improve fuel efficiency and there will be rapid growth for AGM batteries in start-stop vehicles.

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“World over, the industry is building resilient supply chains by reducing overdependence on any particular country or geography,” said Shradha Suri Marwah, president of ACMA. These components account for more than 75% of auto parts imported into the country. To be sure, China dominates auto parts supplies to India.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

This oil can be used as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels for the production of renewable energy and chemicals. The agreement combines Technip’s global strength in technology, engineering, procurement and construction with BTL’s experience in the design and commercial operation of one of the world’s first FPO production facilities.

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AUGUST 14, 2014

Ford Motor Company is teaming with DTE Energy to build Michigan’s largest solar array at Ford World Headquarters. Construction is slated to begin in September and be completed in early 2015. The solar installation is part of an initiative DTE Energy launched in 2009 called SolarCurrents.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

As part of an electric propulsion system, QinetiQ’s hub-drive replaces multiple gearboxes, differentials, and drive shafts with compact and extremely high-powered electric motors contained completely within the wheels. The hub-drive system is in development as part of DARPA’s Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) program, under a $1.5-million

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

New Flyer of America Inc, the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, will invest $25 million in major building renovations and expansions at its Anniston, Alabama production campus.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Under most of the mass-production plans, the solid-state battery will likely take off after 2025, although small-scale production may happen even earlier, IDTechEX said. In 2015, Volkswagen took a 5% stake in QuantumScape, Dyson acquired Sakti3, Bosch acquired SEEO, and Johnson Battery Technologies sold its solid-state batteries to BP.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Production capacity. and model 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.

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MARCH 12, 2021

The 2015 investment was the start of a close working relationship between SES and General Motors’ research and development organization. As part of the agreement, GM and SES plan to build a manufacturing prototyping line in Woburn, Massachusetts, for a high-capacity, pre-production battery by 2023.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

What does it take to build up a new region for oil and gas development? That last piece—building the storage tanks, compressor stations, and pipelines that will transport product to refineries—is a sure sign that a region is starting to make a name for itself. by James Stafford of Oilprice.com. Source: Encana.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

SAIC-GM-Wuling will build a third manufacturing base in Chongqing Municipality to keep pace with the rising demand for its vehicles. billion (US$1 billion) first phase is scheduled to open in 2015. billion (US$1 billion) first phase is scheduled to open in 2015. It will adopt GM’s global manufacturing processes and standards.

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OCTOBER 21, 2011

Ford Motor Company confirmed that it will build the full-size Transit van at its Kansas City Assembly Plant when the new product joins its North American lineup in 2013. A portion of the investment also will be used in the future to support next-generation F-150 pickup production at the plant. The company is investing $1.1

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Audi is developing a new modular assembly principle intended as the enabler of the post-production line assembly era. Modular assembly—intended to address the need for growing complexity and flexibility in production—breaks up the traditional fixed-rhythm production line into individual process steps. Earlier post.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

AM General’s designs for advanced postal vehicles have been selected by the US Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) Prototype awards. AM General will build a series of prototype vehicles for testing by the USPS that seek to provide fuel efficiency and zero emission capability.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Pinto Energy LLC (Pinto), a developer of smaller scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facilities, will build a 2,800 barrel per day (bpd) GTL plant at Pinto’s 80-acre industrial site to the east of Ashtabula, Ohio. Velocys is part of the Oxford Catalysts Group plc; Oxford Catalysts is changing its name to Velocys plc on 25 September 2013.)

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This cooperation is part of the overall strategy of JMCG and Groupe Renault. Set up in 2015, JMEV is a subsidiary of the JMCG. JMEV will continuously complete its deployment in EV and connectivity technologies and strive to build a full range of new vehicles to support the EVEASY Brand.

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MAY 16, 2013

The new plant in Changsha, being built in cooperation with the Chinese joint venture Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW), is scheduled for completion end of 2015 and will manufacture approximately 300,000 vehicles per year. A complete production facility with press shop, body shop, paint shop and final assembly is being built. billion (US$12.5-billion)

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JANUARY 3, 2012

plans to build another engine factory in Indonesia, tripling its output there to 150,000 units a year. The automaker will invest roughly ¥30 billion (US$390 million) to set up engine manufacturing operations from parts production to finished engines, by 2015, according to the report.

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JUNE 20, 2023

TWh of batteries needed by 2030 will require $201 billion and the midstream production of battery materials will take the remaining $93 billion. Benchmark’s view is that lithium, more than any other part of the supply chain, will be the bottleneck for the growth of the battery industry. Manufacturing the additional 2.7 Closing this 2.7

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Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. The assumption being that profits will come once the company has built more high-margin examples and battery production reaches a point where costs begin to come down.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2016

As part of its new 3-year business plan , Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) will boost production of NCA ((lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide) materials for Li-ion cathodes, expanding from 1,850 tons/month to 2,550 tons/month (+38%). SMM supplies the nickel-based material to Panasonic which builds the cells.). (SMM

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DECEMBER 11, 2013

Starting next year, the joint “Farm-to-Fleet” venture of the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Navy will make biofuel blends part of regular, operational fuel purchase and use by the military. The program gets underway with a bulk fuels solicitation in 2014, with deliveries expected in mid-2015.

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JANUARY 23, 2014

AGC) to increase production for HFO-1234yf, a new refrigerant for automobiles with a global warming potential (GWP) of less than 1. AGC will manufacture HFO-1234yf in Japan, and Honeywell will market the product to customers in the U.S, Under the agreement, AGC’s production is expected to begin in mid-2015.

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JULY 13, 2016

The BMW Group has been using components from 3D printers in series production since 2012; more than 10,000 additively-manufactured parts are built into the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Planar 3D printing technologies will enable much faster production times and more economical production.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Nissan Motor will invest $600 million in Argentina and will become an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with the domestic production there of an all-new NP300 Frontier pick-up. With the investment of US$600 million, the company will build pick-up trucks in Renault’s industrial complex in Córdoba on a dedicated pick-up assembly line.

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DECEMBER 8, 2016

The funding, made available through the Automotive Supplier Innovation Program ( ASIP ), will support the development and production of electric vehicle battery material in Nano One’s pilot plant. The facility will simulate full-scale production of lithium-ion cathode materials and showcase Nano One’s patented processing technology.

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DECEMBER 28, 2011

GE Transportation, the world’s leading maker of rail, mining and transportation-related products, plans to establish a new production facility in Grove City, Pa. GE Evolution Series locomotive engines in production at Grove City plant. Production is scheduled to begin by the end of 2012. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The start of production is scheduled for the beginning of 2015. From 2015, the Group will supply its vehicle assembly plant at Kaluga and contract production at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod with the locally produced engines. billion) in local production and new models for Russia.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

Ford plans to cut the amount of water used to make each vehicle 30% globally by 2015, compared with the amount of water used per vehicle in 2009. m 3 (925 gallons US) in 2015. Production at Hermosillo Stamping and Assembly Plant doubled between 2000 and 2010. m 3 (2,510 gallons US) in 2000 to approximately 3.5

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. With production locations for EVs and batteries in Europe, China and, now, the US, our global network is ready for the era of electric vehicles. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Eni’s proprietary Eni Slurry Technology (EST) is able to convert refining residues entirely into high-quality light products, eliminating both liquid and solid refining residues with significant environmental benefits. The elimination of pet-coke production is part of global efforts to contain CO 2 emissions.

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JULY 9, 2012

The central government’s plan, posted on its website, is targeting the production of 500,000 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles by 2015, with output to grow to 2 million units of those types by 2020. Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry. Fuel cell stack research.

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